Earthmover tire plant open

Michelin executives and state and local lawmakers attended an event marking the opening of the newest Earthmover tire plant, located in Starr, on Thursday, Dec. 12, 2013.

Pete Selleck, Michelin North America chairman and president, center, speaks with David Wilkins, the former U.S. Ambassador to Canada, left, and former South Carolina Gov. Richard Riley after Thursday's event marking the opening of the new Earthmover tire plant in Starr.

Pete Selleck, Michelin North America chairman and president, speaks during Thursday's event marking the opening of the new Earthmover tire plant in Starr.

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S.C. Rep. Don Bowen, left, and Anderson County Council member Tom Allen, center, speak with Michelin employee Tim Farmer after Thursday's event marking the opening of the new Earthmover tire plant in Starr.

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South Carolina Lt. Gov. Glenn McConnell, second from right, speaks with members of the Anderson County Council after Thursday's event marking the opening of the new Michelin Earthmover tire plant in Starr.

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Pete Selleck, Michelin North America chairman and president, speaks during Thursday's event marking the opening of the new Earthmover tire plant in Starr.

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Audience members applaud as a new Michelin Earthmover tire is presented during Thursday's event marking the opening of the new tire plant in Starr.

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Pete Selleck, Michelin North America chairman and president, speaks during Thursday's event marking the opening of the new Earthmover tire plant in Starr.

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Anderson County Council member Cindy Wilson arrives at Thursday's event marking the opening of the new Earthmover tire plant in Starr.

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Members of the Anderson County Council applaud during Thursday's event marking the opening of the new Michelin Earthmover tire plant in Starr.

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Pete Selleck, Michelin North America chairman and president, speaks during Thursday's event marking the opening of the new Earthmover tire plant in Starr.

Pete Selleck, Michelin North America chairman and president, speaks during Thursday's event marking the opening of the new Earthmover tire plant in Starr.

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Pete Selleck, Michelin North America chairman and president, left, and Bruce Brackett, senior vice president, Michelin Earthmover & Industrial Tires Worldwide, count down to a presentation of a new Earthmover Tire during Thursday's event marking the opening of the new tire plant in Starr.

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Pete Selleck, Michelin North America chairman and president, speaks during Thursday's event marking the opening of the new Earthmover tire plant in Starr.

The Michelin Earthmover tires can be 13-feet tall and weigh more than five tons. Company executives and state and local lawmakers attended an event marking the opening of the newest Earthmover tire plant, located in Starr, on Thursday.